Midwest Member Chapter Established 1915
Chapter territory includes Northwestern Indiana, Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa
Chair
Gregory Koszut
Regal Rexnord Corporation
1st Vice Chair
Shelonda Manning
U.S. Steel
2nd Vice
Soumitra Agashe Chair/Media Cleveland Cliffs
Secretary
Kurt Schmiegel
DLZ Industrial, LLC
+1.219.405.3440
Treasurer
Jason Strobel
DLZ Industrial, LLC
Upcoming Events
Vendor Fair
Date: 08 September 2026 Location: Avalon Manor, Merrillville, Indiana
Contact: Rachel Schmidt RSchmidt@berrymetal.com
Annual Kickoff Dinner Meeting
Date: 12 October 2026 Location: Avalon Manor, Merrillville, Indiana
Contact: Jim Armour jarmour@stevensec.com
Young Steel Professionals’ Night
Date: 10 November 2026 Location: Avalon Manor, Merrillville, Indiana
Contact: Kurt Schmiegel kschmiegel@dlz.com
Dinner Meeting
Date: 12 January 2027 Location: Avalon Manor, Merrillville, Indiana
Contact: Ron & Chris Smolen ron@smolencompany.com
Dinner Meeting
Date: 09 February 2027 Location: Avalon Manor, Merrillville, Indiana
Contact: Rich Soohey richard.soohey@anmar.ca
NHL Hockey Game
Date: 17 February 2027 Location: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Contact: Barry Felton +1.219.787.3077 barry.felton@clevelandcliffs.com
Dinner Meeting
Date: 09 March 2027 Location: Avalon Manor, Merrillville, Indiana
Contact: David Berendt david.berendt@ecolab.com
Dinner Meeting
Date: 13 April 2027 Location: Avalon Manor, Merrillville, Indiana
Contact: Mark Winter +1.219.932.5036 mwinter@morrison.com